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<p /> <p>The Fraud and Error Service (FES), part of the Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP) is responsible for the investigation of fraud against all benefits administered
by DWP.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The 14/15 budget allocation for preventing,
detecting and handling cases of fraud and error in the benefits system is:-</p><p><strong>£148.5m.</strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The headcount for FES at the end of January 2015 was 5,057 which is
a full time equivalent of 4,502 staff.</p>
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